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Aristocratic Education and the Making of the American Republic

"This book explains the rise, significance, and legacy of one of the most ubiquitous, significant, but forgotten institutions of early American life: the secondary school academy. Writing in 1788, Noah Webster bemoaned that in the United States "the constitutions are republican, [while] th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boonshoft, Mark (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Why Academies?: Aristocratic Education in Revolutionary America
  • Part I: From Denominational Schools to Nationalist Institutions, 1730-1787
  • Chapter one. The Emergence of Academies: The Great Awakening and Colonial Elite Formation
  • Chapter two. The Academy Effect: Civic Education and the American Revolution
  • Chapter three. Rebuilding Academies: Education and Politics in the Confederation Era
  • Part II: The Culture of Academies, 1780-1800
  • Chapter four. Defining Merit: Academies and Inequality
  • Chapter five. Diplomacy and Dance: The Geopolitics of Ornamental Education
  • Part III: From Aristocratic Education to Reform, 1787-1830
  • Chapter six. Creating Consensus: The Politics of State Support for Academies
  • Chapter seven. The First Era of School Reform: War, Panic, and Popular Education
  • Epilogue: The Legacy of Aristocratic Education
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
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